With his camera-ready looks and impeccable stage training, it was only a matter of time before Gibson found success on screen. However, this handsome player has never quite become a full-fledged star; instead, his niche is providing solid support to more colorful performers. Involved in community theater since his youth, the handsome brunette won a scholarship to New York's prestigious Juilliard School and after graduation, he began racking up impressive classical stage credits. By the late '80s he was appearing in guest spots and soaps, but he became a name during the next decade with a series of memorable small-screen turns: a philandering husband in the
Tales of the City miniseries, an arrogant doctor on
Chicago Hope, and finally, a pent-up yuppie with a wacky wife on
Dharma & Greg. Although Gibson primarily acted as his loopy costar Jenna Elfman's foil on the sitcom, he earned a pair of Golden Globe nods for his work. After it went off the air, he headlined a string of TV-movies before taking on the role of an FBI agent in the hit procedural
Criminal Minds, opposite Mandy Patinkin, his former
Chicago Hope costar.
Thomas Gibson Fast Facts:
- Performed in more than 20 plays with youth theater groups, including the Little Theater School, the Young Charleston Theater Company and the Footlight Players.
- Attended the Juilliard School on a scholarship.
- Had soap roles on Guiding Light, As the World Turns and Another World.
- Appeared in two films alongside Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman: 1992's Far and Away and 1999's Eyes Wide Shut.
- Named one of TV's Best Dressed by TV GUIDE in 1998.
- Was ranked the No. 2 celebrity golfer with a handicap of 4.3 by Golf Digest in 2006. First discussed joining the cast of Criminal Minds on the course at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am with CBS executive Les Moonves.
- Thomas Gibson Relationships:
- Charles Gibson - Brother
- Agatha Marie Gibson - Daughter
- Anne - Sister
- Beth - Mother
- Christina Gibson - Wife
- Elizabeth - Sister
- James Parker Gibson - Son
- Mac Gibson - Father
- Travis Carter Gibson - Son
- Thomas Gibson Awards:
- 1999 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
- 2000 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
- College:
- Attended College of Charleston, Charleston, SC; The Juilliard School, New York, NY (BFA in Theater, 1985)
